Installation with a non-bootable SCSI cd-rom

haheko · n00b Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 1

First of all:
<-- linux noob, who is sick of windows

Ok, I downloaded both Gentoo 1.4 images and burned them. Now the installation instructions tell me to boot from the first cd to start the installation. But unfortunately I only got one SCSI cd-rom (Teac 8x writer) using a non-bootable controler (Dawicontrol DC-2964).
How to install Gentoo then?

Thanks in advance.

boroshan · l33t Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Posts: 730 Location: upside down

Have a look at the alternative installation guide: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/altinstall.xml

The smart boot manager seems to allow you to boot from a floppy and then continue to boot from a cd-rom - which is oyur situation.

Failing that, it can be done from the slackware boot disks - I ended up using a mix of slackware, tomsrtbt and the parted utilities disk (PAUD) to install on a laptop without any cd-rom at all - but that was a bit of work. better if you can make the smart boot option work, I think

Oh, and welcome to the wonderful world of linux!

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